Davenport (federal electoral district)

Davenport is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935.

Davenport
Ontario electoral district
Davenport in relation to other electoral districts in Toronto (2013 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Julie Dzerowicz
Liberal
District created1933
First contested1935
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]105,946
Electors (2021)77,306
Area (km²)[2]12.08
Pop. density (per km²)8,770.4
Census division(s)Toronto
Census subdivision(s)Toronto
Map of Davenport

Demographics

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The Davenport riding has the highest percentage of ethnic Portuguese of all Canadian federal ridings (27.4%),[3] and the highest percentage of European immigrants (28.5%, of whom 25.0% are from Southern Europe, and 19.2% from Southern European countries other than Italy), in all of Canada.[4][5] It also has the highest percentage of native speakers of Portuguese (20.7%) and of Romance languages other than the French language of Canada (32.0%, with many Italian and Spanish).[6] The same holds true for home language (Portuguese: 14.0%; non-French Romance languages: 21.2%, both Canadian riding records)[7]

According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2013 representation[8]

Languages: 54.2% English, 14.3% Portuguese, 4.9% Spanish, 3.4% Italian, 2.3% Yue, 1.6% Vietnamese, 1.5% French, 1.3% Tagalog, 1.1% Mandarin
Religions: 48.2% Christian (35.6% Catholic, 1.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Anglican), 40.5% No religion, 3.4% Jewish, 3% Muslim, 2.3% Buddhist, 1.4% Hindu
Median income (2020): $40,400
Average income (2020): $55,550

Panethnic groups in Davenport (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 68,315 65.23% 71,850 66.9% 67,215 65.87%
African 7,100 6.78% 6,885 6.41% 6,745 6.61%
East Asian[b] 6,975 6.66% 7,770 7.23% 6,590 6.46%
Latin American 6,130 5.85% 5,850 5.45% 6,715 6.58%
Southeast Asian[c] 5,600 5.35% 5,195 4.84% 6,165 6.04%
South Asian 4,820 4.6% 4,545 4.23% 4,065 3.98%
Indigenous 1,205 1.15% 1,260 1.17% 1,145 1.12%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,185 1.13% 1,025 0.95% 1,140 1.12%
Other/multiracial[e] 3,410 3.26% 3,015 2.81% 2,255 2.21%
Total responses 104,735 98.86% 107,395 99.01% 102,040 99.69%
Total population 105,946 100% 108,473 100% 102,360 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Geography

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The district includes parts of west-end Toronto, and includes the neighbourhoods of Fairbank, Oakwood-Vaughan, St. Clair Gardens, Corso Italia, Dovercourt Village, Bloordale Village, Bloorcourt Village, Brockton Village, the Junction Triangle and the western part of Rua Acores.

History

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The federal electoral district was created in 1933 from parts of Parkdale and Toronto Northwest ridings.

The federal riding of Davenport has been one of the most consistently Liberal ridings in Canada over the last century.

In 1958, Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament Douglas Morton was elected. Since then, Liberals Walter Gordon and Charles Caccia (who himself held the seat for nearly 40 years) won the seat by increasing margins, finally culminating in a 17,500-vote majority in 1993. Meanwhile, the opposition parties in the constituency were shifting, and the New Democratic Party candidate beat the Progressive Conservative or Conservative candidate in every election since 1979.

In late 2003, Charles Caccia lost the Liberal nomination for the seat to local city councillor Mario Silva, who then went on to win the election and serve as Davenport's Member of Parliament.

In 2011, Andrew Cash of the New Democratic Party won the seat, becoming the first non-Liberal in 49 years to represent the riding. In 2015, Cash was defeated by Liberal candidate Julie Dzerowicz, who became the first female Member of Parliament for Davenport. Dzerowicz ran for re-election in 2019 and won, again defeating Andrew Cash.

This riding lost a fraction of territory to Toronto—St. Paul's during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Davenport
Riding created from Parkdale and Toronto Northwest
18th  1935–1940     John Ritchie MacNicol Conservative
19th  1940–1945     National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1953     Paul Hellyer Liberal
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958     Douglas Morton Progressive Conservative
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963     Walter L. Gordon Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Charles Caccia
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1997
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006 Mario Silva
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015     Andrew Cash New Democratic
42nd  2015–2019     Julie Dzerowicz Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of general election results in Davenport (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Julie Dzerowicz 19,930 42.1 -1.50 $101,254.58
New Democratic Alejandra Bravo 19,854 42.0 +1.20 $102,816.01
Conservative Jenny Kalimbet 4,774 10.1 +0.50 $6,403.32
People's Tara Dos Remedios 1,499 3.2 +2.30 $3,001.04
Green Adrian Currie 1,087 2.3 -2.20 $14,660.32
Independent Troy Young 86 0.2 none listed
Independent Chai Kalevar 77 0.2 none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,307 $109,525.37
Total rejected ballots 429
Turnout 47,736
Eligible voters 77,306
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2021 federal election redistributed results[14]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 23,206 43.60
  New Democratic 21,062 39.57
  Conservative 5,777 10.85
  People's 1,738 3.27
  Green 1,277 2.40
  Others 163 0.31
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Julie Dzerowicz 22,813 43.6 -0.66 $92,294.42
New Democratic Andrew Cash 21,341 40.8 -0.56 none listed
Conservative Sanjay Bhatia 5,014 9.6 -0.95 $35,793.71
Green Hannah Conover-Arthurs 2,341 4.5 +1.41 none listed
People's Francesco Ciardullo 492 0.9 - none listed
Communist Elizabeth Rowley 137 0.3 -0.23 $626.70
Independent Troy Young 85 0.2 - none listed
Independent Chai Kalevar 80 0.2 -0.02 $1,610.25
Total valid votes/expense limit 52,303 100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters 79,822
Liberal hold Swing -0.05
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Julie Dzerowicz 21,947 44.26 +16.36 $81,434.76
New Democratic Andrew Cash 20,506 41.36 -12.36 $113,630.62
Conservative Carlos Oliveira 5,233 10.55 -3.67 $8,821.20
Green Dan Stein 1,530 3.09 -0.33 $8,434.06
Communist Miguel Figueroa 261 0.53
Independent Chai Kalevar 107 0.22 $1,430.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,584 100.00   $205,012.65
Total rejected ballots 287 0.58
Turnout 49,871 69.19
Eligible voters 72,082
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +14.36
Source: Elections Canada[17][18]


2011 federal election redistributed results[19]
Party Vote %
  New Democratic 20,984 53.72
  Liberal 10,897 27.90
  Conservative 5,553 14.22
  Green 1,335 3.42
  Others 294 0.75
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Andrew Cash 21,096 53.74 +22.48
Liberal Mario Silva 10,946 27.89 -17.88
Conservative Theresa Rodrigues 5,573 14.20 +3.19
Green Wayne Scott 1,344 3.42 -7.07
Communist Miguel Figueroa 167 0.43 -0.03
Animal Alliance Simon Luisi 128 0.33 +0.07
Total valid votes/expense limit 39,254 100.00
Total rejected ballots 235 0.60 -0.10
Turnout 39,489 61.92 +8.88
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mario Silva 15,953 45.77 -6.10 $47,491
New Democratic Peter Ferreira 10,896 31.26 -1.35 $55,530
Conservative Theresa Rodrigues 3,838 11.01 +0.21 $13,993
Green Wayne Scott 3,655 10.49 +6.79 $12,172
Canadian Action Wendy Forrest 172 0.49 +0.18 $723
Communist Miguel Figueroa 160 0.46 +0.02 $432
Animal Alliance Simon Luisi 92 0.26 $957
Marxist–Leninist Sarah Thompson 87 0.25 -0.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,853 100.00 $79,438
Total rejected ballots 245 0.70 +0.09
Turnout 35,098 53.03 -7.58
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mario Silva 20,172 51.87 +1.18
New Democratic Gord Perks 12,681 32.61 -1.52
Conservative Theresa Rodrigues 4,202 10.80 +1.50
Green Mark O'Brien 1,440 3.70 -0.48
Communist Miguel Figueroa 172 0.44 +0.03
Canadian Action Wendy Forrest 122 0.31 +0.02
Marxist–Leninist Sarah Thompson 103 0.26 +0.02
Total valid votes 38,892 100.00
Total rejected ballots 240 0.61 -0.22
Turnout 39,132 60.61 +7.72
Elections Canada, Riding of Davenport, Electoral District 35015.
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mario Silva 16,773 50.69 -16.03
New Democratic Rui Pires 11,292 34.13 +20.57
Conservative Theresa Rodrigues 3,077 9.30 -4.61
Green Mark O'Brien 1,384 4.18 +1.66
Marijuana Elmer Gale 251 0.76 -1.12
Communist Johan Boyden 137 0.41
Canadian Action John Riddell 97 0.29 -0.84
Marxist–Leninist Sarah Thompson 79 0.24
Total valid votes 33,090 100.00
Total rejected ballots 278 0.83
Turnout 33,368 52.89
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 17,014 66.7 +0.9
New Democratic Jordan Berger 3,457 13.6 -4.9
Alliance Anthony Montenegrino 2,021 7.9
Progressive Conservative Eduardo Marcos 1,526 6.0 -4.1
Green Mark O'Brien 642 2.5 +0.4
Marijuana Elmer Gale 480 1.9
Canadian Action Ann Emmett 288 1.1
Natural Law Stephen Porter 73 0.3
Total valid votes 25,501 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 17,195 65.9 -8.0
New Democratic Chris Masterson 4,807 18.4 +9.4
Progressive Conservative Adele Pereira 2,628 10.1 +5.5
Green Richard Procter 551 2.1 +1.2
Canadian Action Ann Emmett 293 1.1
Marxist–Leninist Francesco Chilelli 250 1.0 +0.7
Independent Miguel Figueroa 194 0.7
Independent John Munoro 190 0.7
Total valid votes 26,108 100.0
1993 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 20,100 73.9 +15.0
New Democratic John Doherty 2,455 9.0 -9.8
Reform Michael Jakubcak 2,107 7.7
Progressive Conservative Margaret Samuel 1,251 4.6 -14.0
National Sherelanne Purcell 448 1.6
Natural Law Bruce Hislop 283 1.0
Green Sat K. Singh Khalsa 255 0.9
Libertarian Nunzio Venuto 200 0.7 -1.0
Marxist–Leninist Barbara Seed 64 0.2
Abolitionist Susan Lylliane Pennington 33 0.1
Total valid votes 27,196 100.0
1988 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 16,436 58.9 +5.2
New Democratic Anna Menozzi 5,243 18.8 -3.7
Progressive Conservative Alex Franco 5,179 18.6 -2.6
Libertarian April Henderson 480 1.7 +0.7
Rhinoceros Barry Heidt 214 0.8
Communist George P. Hewison 196 0.7 0.0
Independent Heather Robertson 150 0.5
Total valid votes 27,898 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 13,248 53.7 -8.8
New Democratic Manfred Netzel 5,548 22.5 +0.3
Progressive Conservative Giovanni Rocca 5,217 21.1 +7.5
Green Elgin Blair 256 1.0
Libertarian John Scott Hayes 252 1.0 0.0
Communist Gordon Massie 165 0.7 +0.2
Total valid votes 24,686 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 14,545 62.4 +6.5
New Democratic Ed Brown 5,170 22.2 -2.2
Progressive Conservative Italo Luci 3,167 13.6 -4.3
Libertarian Richard Brooke 230 1.0 +0.3
Communist Gail J. Phillips 117 0.5 0.0
Marxist–Leninist Richard Daly 72 0.3 0.0
Total valid votes 23,301 100.0
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1979 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 12,760 55.9 -3.7
New Democratic Ed Brown 5,579 24.4 +7.6
Progressive Conservative Lilliana Edwards 4,090 17.9 -4.1
Libertarian George J. Dance 156 0.7
Communist Gail J. Phillips 117 0.5 -0.1
Marxist–Leninist Richard Daly 80 0.4 -0.1
Independent Steve Penner 48 0.2
Total valid votes 22,830 100.0
1974 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 12,294 59.6 +15.9
Progressive Conservative Brownie Darubin 4,542 22.0 -8.0
New Democratic Mairi McElhill 3,476 16.8 -7.8
Communist Mike Phillips 123 0.6 -0.3
Independent John Ross Taylor 102 0.5
Marxist–Leninist Richard Daly 95 0.5 -0.3
Total valid votes 20,632 100.0
1972 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 9,366 43.7 -6.7
Progressive Conservative John A. Gillespie 6,442 30.1 +8.0
New Democratic Angelo Principe 5,272 24.6 -2.9
Independent William Kashtan 190 0.9
Independent Richard Daly 160 0.7
Total valid votes 21,430 100.0
1968 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Caccia 10,736 50.4 -7.9
New Democratic Otto Bresan 5,865 27.5 +10.3
Progressive Conservative Ken Dear 4,688 22.0 -1.0
Total valid votes 21,289 100.0
1965 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter L. Gordon 9,887 58.4 +3.6
Progressive Conservative Daniel Iannuzzi 3,907 23.1 +0.6
New Democratic Nelson W. Abraham 2,918 17.2 -4.4
Communist William Kashtan 224 1.3
Total valid votes 16,936 100.0
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter L. Gordon 11,023 54.7 +12.1
Progressive Conservative Pauline Miles 4,520 22.4 -9.0
New Democratic Vic Cathers 4,347 21.6 -2.7
Social Credit Roland Ring 245 1.2 +0.7
Total valid votes 20,135 100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Walter L. Gordon 9,101 42.6 +11.1
Progressive Conservative M. Douglas Morton 6,713 31.5 -17.1
New Democratic Bill Sefton 5,181 24.3 +4.4
Communist Phyllis Clarke 231 1.1
Social Credit Raymond Bell 117 0.5
Total valid votes 21,343 100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative M. Douglas Morton 12,117 48.6 +7.8
Liberal Paul Hellyer 7,872 31.5 +1.3
Co-operative Commonwealth F. Andrew Brewin 4,963 19.9 -9.2
Total valid votes 24,952 100.0
1957 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative M. Douglas Morton 8,989 40.7 -0.4
Liberal Paul Hellyer 6,665 30.2 -2.1
Co-operative Commonwealth F. Andrew Brewin 6,414 29.1 +6.2
Total valid votes 22,068 100.0
1953 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Hellyer 8,919 41.1 +2.1
Progressive Conservative Harold McBride 6,998 32.3 -3.5
Co-operative Commonwealth Fred Young 4,968 22.9 -2.3
Labor–Progressive Hector Harold MacArthur 802 3.7
Total valid votes 21,687 100.0
1949 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Hellyer 11,431 39.0 +10.5
Progressive Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 10,476 35.8 -12.9
Co-operative Commonwealth David B. Archer 7,366 25.2 +6.9
Total valid votes 29,273 100.0
1945 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 13,110 48.6 -8.6
Liberal William Alexander Gunn 7,682 28.5 -14.3
Co-operative Commonwealth George Eamon Park 4,931 18.3
Labor–Progressive Richard W. Robertson 882 3.3
Social Credit David Ewald Hartman 346 1.3
Total valid votes 26,951 100.0

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Government John Ritchie MacNicol 14,890 57.2 +17.6
Liberal Neil Cameron 11,140 42.8 +15.0
Total valid votes 26,030 100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election, Toronto
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Ritchie MacNicol 10,919 39.6
Liberal John P. Travers 7,675 27.8
Co-operative Commonwealth John Williams Bruce 4,766 17.3
Reconstruction W. Harvey Brown 4,216 15.3
Total valid votes 27,576 100.0

See also

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References

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  • "Davenport (federal electoral district) (Code 35015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  • Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • Campaign expense data from Elections Canada

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2022
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2022
  3. ^ "2Profile of Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "Immigrant Status and Place of Birth (38), Sex (3) and Age Groups (10) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Appendix J Comparison of places of birth disseminated in 2006, 2001 and 1996". 2.statcan.ca. November 20, 2009. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  8. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Davenport; Federal electoral district;, Ontario and Ontario; Province;". December 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  11. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Results Validated by the Returning Officer
  14. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  16. ^ "Election Night Results -". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  17. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Davenport, 30 September 2015
  18. ^ Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  19. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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